New
Jersey’s Largest Seat Belt
Enforcement Campaign Draws State,
County and Local Police
for Statewide Mobilization
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Seaside
Heights - New Jersey’s law
enforcement community and traffic
safety professionals gathered today
on the Boardwalk to announce the
start of this year’s Click
It or Ticket enforcement mobilization.
This major seat belt use initiative
is part of a nationwide campaign
to reduce crash-related fatalities
and injuries by buckling up.
Click It or Ticket
begins on May 22nd and will
continue through June 4th.
“Seat
belt use in the Garden State is
now at 86%, one of the highest percentages
in the nation,” said Division
Director Roberto Rodriguez. “Law
enforcement has its sights set on
the remaining 14% who refuse to
buckle up. According to the National
Highway Transportation Safety Administration,
seat belt use reduces fatalities
by 45%, and reduces the risk of
moderate to critical injury by 50%.’’
The Division has awarded $4,000
grants to 156 police agencies
throughout the State to cover overtime
for high-visibility saturation patrols
and seatbelt checkpoints. Many other
police departments will be participating
in the mobilization without grant
assistance. Seat belt use is a primary
law in New Jersey, and police will
be using a zero tolerance approach
when it comes to violators.
Today’s ‘Click It or
Ticket’ announcement came
during the State’s annual
101 Days of Summer kickoff. The
period between Memorial Day and
Labor Day sees traffic volumes swell,
and pedestrian traffic dramatically
increase at the Jersey Shore. The
Division will also be undertaking
a targeted Speed/Aggressive Driving
crackdown, a Pedestrian Safety campaign
at the Jersey Shore, and an Impaired
Driving crackdown as 101 Days of
Summer progresses.
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